impracticable
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Synonyms
impractical, inoperable, nonpractical, unserviceable, unusable, unworkable, useless
Antonyms
applicable, feasible, functional, operable, operational, practicable, practical, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, utilizable, workable
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If dodging becomes impracticable, Lopes recommends finding a mound or large boulder for shelter and covering your head with a backpack when a helmet or hard-hat is unavailable. — Giannella M. Garrett, chicagotribune.com, "When planning a hike on an active volcano, safety before spectacle," 11 May 2018 And by Thursday morning, Trump’s tantrum included Mexico, including a vague and impracticable threat to use the US military to seal the border entirely: .... — Dara Lind, Vox, "Trump’s latest tweets about the migrant caravan, explained (and debunked)," 18 Oct. 2018 But with Yee as the agent, communicating such an assurance was impracticable. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Should Agent Don Yee be Allowed to Represent Brady and Garoppolo?," 5 Jan. 2018 Judges have opted for that approach when concluding that limiting a ruling only to their specific district would be impracticable. — Brent Kendall, WSJ, "Five Takeaways From Hawaii Judge’s Ruling on Trump’s Travel Ban," 14 July 2017 The building is in such a state of obsolescence that remodeling would be impracticable, the owners said. — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com, "Our history: Odd Fellows Temple was lost Hannaford design," 30 Aug. 2017 But schemes to mine and shuttle raw materials seem impracticable to many experts. — Charlie Wood, The Christian Science Monitor, "To colonize space, start closer to Earth," 28 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impracticable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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